Circus Animals Who Turned On Their Trainers
Media attention and accidents have convinced many circus patrons that circuses are cruel, and these circus animals might just agree.
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The Truth About The Blue-Green Algae That's Killing Dogs
What happened to those dogs who all died after hanging out in or near small bodies of water? The answer is blue-green algae...which isn't actually algae at all.
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The Science Behind The Bond Between Dogs And Humans
The bond between dog and human has been forged for centuries, but scientists believe there's more to the man and canine friendship than we think.
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This Papal Decree Made Black Cats Illegal
Some people think that cats are devils incarnate: clawed and fanged fear-balls that plot to assassinate you in your sleep. And push glassware off the table.
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The Meaning Behind Cats And Nine Lives Explained
All it takes is one look into a cat's eyes to know that it's a magical creature, though it's hard to say whether those supernatural abilities are being used for good or evil. What about this whole nine lives business, though?
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How Billionaire Sean Quinn Lost His Money
It's pretty sad when a family's avarice turns its own members against each other. They say blood is thicker than water, but apparently for the Quinn family of Ireland, greed goes deeper.
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How Billionaire Allen Stanford Lost His Fortune
There's a class of billionaire who will surely never get a drop of our sympathy, and that's the kind who makes his fortune from years of stealing other people's life savings, and then loses his bundle. Such is the case with Allen Stanford, the native Texan with an ego as big as his home state.
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How Billionaire Jocelyn Wildenstein Lost Her Money
Wildenstein has reportedly gone from billionaire to bankrupt in less than 20 years. The New York Post reported in 2018 that her divorce in 1999 padded her bank account to the tune of $2.5 billion. But that factoid came at the end of an article concerning her recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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How Billionaire Eike Batista Went Broke In Just One Year
Batista was once seen as the perfect example of Brazil's status as a booming, successful country "that had seemed to successfully combine private enterprise with social justice and was riding high on surging commodities prices." How did Batista lose his entire $35 billion fortune in one year?
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How Old Are Joe Biden's Dogs, Champ And Major?
Americans can rest easy knowing that soon the long-standing tradition of having dogs in the White House will be restored. Joe Biden has been elected as our next president, and he's taking his two German shepherds, Champ and Major, to the White house. Here's how old Joe Biden's dogs are.
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The Reason Billionaire Vijay Mallya Lost His Money
When he decided to branch out into the global luxury aviation business in 2007, he boasted in an interview after multiple tall glasses of scotch on the rocks, "I work hard and I play hard, too. There is nothing wrong with that." He had just bought 50 Airbus planes in Paris, a $7 billion order.
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The Reason Andy Nicholson Left Arctic Monkeys
According to The Independent -- who in 2006 described the Arctic Monkeys as "Britain's latest supergroup" -- the band has just completed a grueling European tour when bassist Alex Nicholson announced that he was taking a break, as he was suffering "fatigue following an intensive period of touring."
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What Animals Eat Snakes?
Despite getting a bum rap from humanity for their Biblical association with evil and trickery, snakes play a vital role in the circle of life. They are known predators of a voluminous amount of species, and to many others they are a delicious, nutritious source of limbless, slithering protein.
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Inside Steve Irwin's Plan To Save Endangered Animals
At the time the Irwins put together their plan to save endangered animals from rapidly growing habitat destruction, they didn't believe the problem would end any time soon. It's a man-made problem caused by a mindset that will take a lot of time, dedication, and societal rebuilding to control.
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Surprising Animals That Have Attacked Humans
Some animal attacks on humans are surprising because you don't expect it from animals like squirrels and rabbits.
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The Real Reason Dogs Tilt Their Heads
Just about any dog owner has wondered why their pooch does that cute weird thing. But we should probably narrow that down. We're talking specifically about dogs' tendency to tilt their heads to the side, especially as a reaction to being spoken to by their master. It's an iconic gesture.
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How NBA Star Antoine Walker Blew $110 Million
Take a second to think about all the things you could do with $110 million. For most people, that number might as well be infinity. Is it even possible to squander over a hundred million bucks in one lifetime, let alone a few years? Ask Antoine Walker.
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How The Exorcist Helped Richard Branson Become A Millionaire
Before Richard Branson was a knighted billionaire entrepreneur with a multi-national, multi-sector series of ventures, including space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic, he was a high school dropout. Then he started a record company. Here's how The Exorcist helped Richard Branson become a millionaire.
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The Real Reason Cats Absolutely Love Catnip
Everyone knows that cat facts and cat videos make the internet go around. Some of the best revolve around the wacky, bizarre antics that cats get up to after indulging in their version of demon weed: catnip.
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How Many Words Do Dogs Really Understand?
It's man's best friend, so of course you'd like to be able to communicate with them better. You hope they understand more than the basics, like heel, sit, and stay. But does your dog really understand you? Do they grasp the concept of roll over?
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The First Domesticated Animals Weren't What You'd Expect
Believe it or not, the first domesticated animals weren't for eating, or riding.
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The Truth About STDs And Animals In The Wild
Reliable contraceptives are nearly impossible to find in the wild.
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Animals That Give Birth To The Most Babies At The Same Time
In terms of sheer numbers, Octomom wouldn't have been difficult to beat in the field of spawning. The animal kingdom has plenty of big birthers.
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The Real Reason So Many Cats Have White Paws
Socks or spats, the patter of white paws across the room requires either a musical accompaniment or an appropriate choir of "awws." But why white? Surely any cat in the wild would shun such attire, opting instead for something more camouflaged. So where did all these white-footed cats come from?
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The Sad Truth About The Nazi's Animals
Whether it's the horrific experiments led by "angel of death" Josef Mengele, the horrors of concentration camps like Ravensbruck — or, you know, Hitler — you won't be hard-pressed to find examples of Nazis being unspeakably awful.
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Here's How Dogs Can Actually Detect Cancer
Over the ages, dogs have been used to perform many odd jobs alongside humans. From working in public safety, mental health and criminal justice sectors, the addition of a canine pal can prove beneficial in many situations. Can dogs detect cancer, though?
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Myths About Black Cats You Can Stop Believing
Cats might be the new kids on the block, when it comes to domestication — the world's oldest dog breeds were around a long time before the world's oldest domestic cats — but surely, thousands of years is plenty of time to shake off bizarre superstitions... like those legends assigned to black cats.
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